Our current editorial team consists of Leili PourRostami, Irina Mihai, and Bryan Hardy.
Leili is an assistant professor of finance at UMass Boston. Her research interests include banking and financial institutions, crypto and digital assets, and climate finance. UMass Boston LinkedIn
Irina is a senior economist in the Financial Stability Department at the National Bank of Romania. Her research interests include banking, systemic risk, and macroprudential policy. LinkedIn
Bryan is a senior economist at the Bank for International Settlements. He has worked in the international banking and financial statistics unit, the financial systems and regulation unit, and currently works in the international finance unit. He researches broadly in international finance, international macroeconomics, banking, financial stability, and corporate finance. BIS Personal website LinkedIn X
Leili PourRostami
UMass BostonIrina Mihai
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The Interconnectedness Newsletter was founded by Camelia Minoiu and Co-Pierre Georg in 2013. Camelia served as an editor from 2013 Q3-2025 Q1. Co-Pierre served as an editor from 2013 Q3-2018 Q1. Adrian Alter joined the editorial team from 2015 Q1-2025 Q1. Leili, Irina, and Bryan took over the editorial duties starting with the 2015 Q2-Q3 issue.